Chickens, layers: Manure applied to soils … applied capita leaches in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Chickens, layers: Manure applied to soils … applied capita leaches was 0.0609 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Costa Rica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Costa Rica is 0.0609 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Costa Rica peaked at 0.1253 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0319 kg per person, in 1986.
Costa Rica ranks 81st of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Manure applied to soils … applied capita leaches in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.072 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.073 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0738 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0757 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0777 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.07 kg per person | -9.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0679 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0686 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0689 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0917 kg per person | +33.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1071 kg per person | +16.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1253 kg per person | +16.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1179 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1172 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1165 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1157 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1148 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1118 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1076 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1078 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1011 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.104 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1021 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0879 kg per person | -14.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0855 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0319 kg per person | -62.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0401 kg per person | +25.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0438 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0472 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0541 kg per person | +14.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0602 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0614 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0648 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0637 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0749 kg per person | +17.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0631 kg per person | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 0.063 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0556 kg per person | -11.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0533 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0541 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0602 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0597 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.059 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0617 kg per person | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0587 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0564 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0492 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0612 kg per person | +24.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0594 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0545 kg per person | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0588 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.059 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0646 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0649 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.06 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0601 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0606 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0605 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0603 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0606 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0606 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0608 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0609 kg per person | +0.2% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.0609 kg per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1025 kg per person, 59% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.0609 kg per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0945 kg per person, 64% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens, layers: Manure applied to soils … applied capita leaches in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -62.7% | 0.0855 kg per person | 0.0319 kg per person |
| 1970 | +33.0% | 0.0689 kg per person | 0.0917 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.072 kg per person | 0.0679 kg per person | 0.0777 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1125 kg per person | 0.0917 kg per person | 0.1253 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0751 kg per person | 0.0319 kg per person | 0.1078 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0614 kg per person | 0.0533 kg per person | 0.0749 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.058 kg per person | 0.0492 kg per person | 0.0617 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0603 kg per person | 0.0545 kg per person | 0.0649 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0607 kg per person | 0.0606 kg per person | 0.0609 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3048 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Costa Rica?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Costa Rica was 0.0609 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1253 kg per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0319 kg per person in 1986.
- How does Costa Rica rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Costa Rica ranks 81st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.